Once upon a time there was a young girl of eleven who was very impressionable and open to suggestions of all things good and bad. She loved fairy tales and happily ever after and spent many a day and night dreaming about what life would be like in the future—would she have enough money to buy season tickets to the Denver Broncos? Would she be beautiful and have a handsome husband? Would she ever be elected to the Supreme Court (without having to become a lawyer and all of the pesky stuff that comes with being elected to the Supreme…

I’ve never been one of those people that has to be busy every minute of the day. In fact, I would say I have probably been the exact opposite—if I didn’t have to go to work every day, my living room would be a re-creation of Jabba’s palace. In other words, I am perfectly happy sitting on the couch and watching television while the world goes on around me. Sometimes I can be persuaded into reading a book or two instead, but that doesn’t happen for me so much anymore. Not enough good books to read? Sure, let’s go with…